Dot Time Records has reached an agreement with the Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation to release four albums of previously unreleased music from the Louis Armstrong Archive. The first album—The Standard Oil Sessions—is due out this month and features Satchmo, Jack Teagarden, and Earl Hines on a 1950 recording made for the Standard Oil radio show.
During his lifetime, Armstrong amassed a huge collection of recordings from live concerts, broadcasts, and studio sessions. The majority of these recording along with other Armstrong artifacts are held in the Louis Armstrong Archive at Queens College in New York. The Louis Armstrong Legacy Series will bring a selection of these recordings to the public for the first time.
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Adding to her long list of honors, Bria Skonberg has won the 2017 JUNO Award for Jazz Vocal of the Year for her album, Bria. The JUNO Awards honor Canadian music achievements and are considered comparable to the GRAMMYs in the United States. While she is currently living in New York City, Bria is originally from Chilliwack, British Columbia.
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The New Orleans Jazz Museum at the Old U.S. Mint on Esplanade Avenue has an exhibit honoring the late Pete Fountain. On display through March of 2018, Pete Fountain: A Life Half-Fast traces the various aspects of Fountain’s life and career and offers a well-rounded, humorous appreciation o
